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A Mini White House in Mississippi

Matthew Steeples
A Mini White House in Mississippi – £299,000 ($378,000, €335,000 or درهم544,000) for Mississippi mini mansion The Robert L. Covington House, 240 South Extension Street, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, MS 39083, United States of America through agents McIntosh & Associates LLC, Realtors – Colonial Revival ‘Mini White House’ on an 8-acre plot in Mississippi for sale for just £299,000 or £56 per square foot; the mini mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Colonial Revival ‘Mini White House’ on an 8-acre plot in Mississippi for sale for just £299,000 or just £56 per square foot; the mini mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Lauded as a “southern beauty” and a “most extravagant expression of Colonial Revival architecture,” neoclassical 240 South Extension Street in Hazlehurst, Mississippi was built between 1906 and 1907 to the designs of the architects Barber & Kluttz of Knoxville, Tennessee. It does have a slight look of the White House and it certainly seems a bargain at just £299,000 compared to the £15 million Texan mansion we featured in March.

 

The 5,376 square foot house stands on a plot of 7.79 acres and includes 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is described as having a “long history of family ownership” and is currently offered for sale through agents McIntosh & Associates LLC, Realtors.

 

Named ‘The Robert L. Covington House’ in honour of a gentleman of the same name (whom was born in 1875 and died in 1960), the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and is noted as having “the popular French taste of the decade in its finishes and furnishings.” Mahogany abounds and especially noteworthy is the variety of fireplaces throughout.

 

Hazlehurst is situated 30 miles south of the Mississippi state capital, Jackson. Pulitzer Prize winning Crimes of the Heart playwright Beth Henley was born in the small city (population circa 4,000) and in the 1960s, there was much civil rights activity and “violence against blacks in this area” according to Wikipedia.

 

Pictured top: The grand front elevation of ‘The Robert L. Covington House’ could be mistaken for a miniature version of The White House.

 

The Numbers – The Robert L. Covington House, 240 South Extension Street, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi, MS 39083, United States of America

 

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A plaque was erected on the house in 1984 by the United States Department of the Interior stating that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The South Portico of the White House is not hugely dissimilar from the front elevation of ‘The Robert Lowery Covington House.’
Agents McIntosh & Associates LLC Realtors describe the entrance porch as “amazing.” Of the house, they state: “If only the walls could talk they would tell us of history of long ago. You will fall head over heels with this beautiful one of a kind historic home. You would actually feel as if you owned a piece of history.” It does have a slight feel of Twelve Oaks, the plantation home of the Wilkes family in ‘Gone with the Wind.’
The entrance hall and staircase are notable for their grandeur.
They open directly to several reception spaces and feature Doric columns.
The current owner appears to have cleared out the majority of their furnishings.
Another entertaining space.
A sunroom with a view over the lawned gardens.
The kitchen is certainly basic in its current configuration.
One of four bedrooms.
Another bedroom.
There is one bathroom on the ground floor and two more on the first floor.
The house has a number of original fireplaces in a variety of styles.
The exterior is described by the agents as being a “most extravagant expression of Colonial Revival architecture.”
The building impresses from its principal angle.
It is less grand from the rear.
But more commanding from the street.
Looking from the porch into the neighbourhood.
The property includes a total of 7.79 acres of gardens and grounds.
Jackson, Mississippi is 30 miles to the north whilst New Orleans, Louisiana is 160 miles to the south.
This YouTube video tour of Hazlehurst, Mississippi gives an impression of the city and its citizens in 1947.
A video tour of the town (with its name incorrectly spelt as ‘Hazelhurst’). One comment left below it remarks: “Nicely kept, clean, tidy, old, open town” and adds: “I liked it, but it just looks so dead.”
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